A deadly shadow: Measles may weaken immune system up to 3 years
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 02:30
in Health & Medicine
The measles virus is known to cast a deadly shadow upon children by temporarily suppressing their immune systems. While this vulnerability was previously thought to have lasted a month or two, a new study shows that children may actually live in the immunological shadow of measles for up to three years - leaving them highly susceptible to a host of other deadly diseases.